Bruce Baumgartner
Awards And Accomplishments
| First United States wrestler to win three Olympic medals. One of only five U.S. athletes to win medals at four Olympic competitions. | |
| 1980 | Midlands Tournament Champion |
| 1980-96 | National Freestyle Champion |
| 1981 | World University Champion; Midlands Tournament Champion |
| 1982 | National College Athletic Association Division I champion, heavyweight; Midlands Tournament Champion |
| 1983 | Bronze medal at the World Championships; silver at the World Cup Championships; silver at Tiblisi Tournament; silver at Pan-American Games; Sports Festival Champion; Midlands Tournament Champion |
| 1984 | Gold medal at the Olympic games; gold medal at Tiblisi Tournament; won Amateur Athletic Union National Championship; Midlands Tournament Champion |
| 1984-86, 1989-91, 1994, 1997 | Won World Cup |
| 1985 | Gold medal at World Superchampionships; bronze at World Championships; silver at Tiblisi Tournament; Sports Festival Champion (Baton Rouge, Louisiana); Midlands Tournament Champion |
| 1986 | Won World Championship; gold medal at Goodwill Games; Sports Festival Champion (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Midlands Tournament Champion |
| 1987 | Bronze medal at World Championships; gold at Pan-American Games; Midlands Tournament Champion |
| 1988 | Silver medal at the Olympic games; silver at World Cup Championships; Pan-American Champion |
| 1989 | Pan-American Champion; silver medal at World Championships; won World Wrestling Grand Championship |
| 1990 | Silver medal at Goodwill Games; silver at World Championship; Grand Masters Champion |
| 1991 | Gold medal at Pan-American Games |
| 1992 | Gold medal at the Olympic games; won U.S. Grand Prix Championship |
| 1993 | Won World Championship; won U.S. Grand Prix Championship; silver medal at World Cup |
| 1994 | Bronze medal at Goodwill Games; silver at World Championship |
| 1995 | Won World Championship; gold medal at Pan-American Games; won silver at World Cup; won James E. Sullivan Award |
| 1996 | Bronze medal at the Olympic games |
| 2000 | Named a Legend of the Century by the New York Athletic Club |
| 2001 | Inducted into the Sports Hall of Fame in New Jersey |
| 2002 | Inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum |
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